October 22, 2010

Boulevard Series: Le Chalet

Friday, October 22, 2010 Posted by Mary , , , , 1 comment
I figured that there is no better to way to kick off my Boulevard Series than by blogging about my favorite restaurant in all of Dumaguete--Le Chalet. It's a quaint Swiss-style restaurant near the southern tip of the Rizal Boulevard, and is part of the Why Not complex, along with Why Not Disco...

October 21, 2010

Bo's, Coffee, Green Tea, and Me

Thursday, October 21, 2010 Posted by Mary No comments
I really envy people who love coffee. I make an effort to enjoy it, but no matter what I do, it doesn't work. There seems to always be this weird taste in my mouth after I drink the beverage. Bo's Coffee recently opened in Robinson's Place Dumaguete, and I thought I'd be converted with all the...

October 17, 2010

Dumaguete's Pride

Sunday, October 17, 2010 Posted by Mary , , No comments
If you are a tourist and you come to Dumaguete, there is probably one spot in the city that's going to stay in your mind--the Rizal Boulevard (named after the Philippine national hero who was said to have taken a stroll here while on the way to his exile in Dapitan). This is the stretch of boardwalk...

October 10, 2010

Panic Mode

Sunday, October 10, 2010 Posted by Mary , No comments
Tomorrow starts my comprehensive exams for masters, a series of 9 exams in total over 3 days for 9 of the 12 subjects I took up over the past 1 year and a half. I am panicking, because I really am not ready. I tried studying for a few hours last Friday at Bo's Coffee, but I covered very little...

October 3, 2010

They're Real

Sunday, October 03, 2010 Posted by Mary , , , No comments
You know the "secretaries of Juliet" who answer letters in the movie Letters to Juliet? Well, they're real. Verona, the "City of Love," is the setting of Romeo and Juliet. And while the star-crossed lovers are just a figment of the author's imagination, on Via Capello in this city, there actually exists...

October 1, 2010

Letters to Juliet

Friday, October 01, 2010 Posted by Mary 1 comment
'What' and 'if' are two words as non-threatening as words can be. But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life. What if? What if? What... if? Do you have regrets in life? Are you wondering, what if? If you are, then this movie is for you. I...